AI Startups
OpenAI to Roll Back GPT-4o Update After User Complaint
The update, pushed on April 26, was intended to improve both intelligence and personality
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Hardware
Homegrown AI-Powered Smart Devices Startup Qubo Records INR 275 cr Revenue in FY’25
The brand today offers an extensive suite of products including Smart Door Locks, Video Doorbells, Dashcams, GPS Trackers, Smart Appliances
Policies
Govt Acquires Stake in Sarvam AI Amid AI Development Push
Most likely the Digital India Corporation (DIC), will take equity in return at Sarvam AI
Big Tech
Microsoft's Controversial 'Recall" Features Finally Available on Copilot+PCs
Recall is now opt-in rather than opt-out, and users can choose to remove it entirely
Social Media
Meta’s AI Chatbots May Indulge in Inappropriate Interactions with Minors
In 2024, Meta approved over 3,300 pornographic ads, many AI-generated, across Facebook and Instagram
Opinion
India's First Foundational Model Will Not be Open-Source
Since taxpayer money is funding this project, expectation was it will be open source
AI News
Meta Announces a Fine-Tuned Llama to Deploy in Space
Space Llama evolves and builds upon successful efforts by Booz Allen to deploy and operate the first known large language model (LLM) in space.
SaaS
SaaS Startup Atomicwork Launches Multimodal AI Solution Called Universal Agent
The new agent features voice-enabled video support and aims to reduce ticket volumes by 60% for service teams in IT, HR
AI Startups
Musk's xAI in Early Talks to Raise Billions of Dollars
The funding round could value the startup at $120 billion
AI News
In 2024, the US Shipped 40 AI Models, China 15 & EU 3
Private AI investment in the U.S. soared to $109.1 bn—outpacing China’s $9.3 bn
AI News
India’s First AI Lab for Railway Safety Inaugurated at IISc
India’s first dedicated AI Lab for Railway Safety was inaugurated on April 24, 2025, by Sri Praveen Kumar IRSE, Managing Director of DFCCIL, in the presence of IISc faculty and representatives from a railway-focused IISc startup. Located at the Research Centre (iHUB) within the IISc campus, the lab
Big Tech
Google is Working on Gemini Robotics Models, According to Sundar Pichai
Gemini Robotics is an advanced vision-language-action (VLA) model that was built on Gemini 2.0 with the addition of physical actions as a new output modality